Jim Barcia
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| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 31st district |
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In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Sikkema |
| Succeeded by | Mike Green |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Paul B. Henry |
| Succeeded by | Dale Kildee |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 34th district |
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In office 1983–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Jerome T. Hart |
| Succeeded by | Joel Gougeon |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 101st district |
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In office 1977–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Colleen Engler |
| Succeeded by | Thomas L. Hickner |
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February 25, 1952 Bay City, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria |
| Profession | public administration |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
James Allan (Jim) Barcia (born February 25, 1952) is a Democratic politician from Michigan. He has served successively in the Michigan House of Representatives, the Michigan Senate, the United States House of Representatives and then again the Michigan Senate, from which he was term-limited in January 2011.
Barcia was born in Bay City, Michigan. He graduated from Bay City Central High School. He received a B.A. from Saginaw Valley State College in 1974. He was staff assistant to United States Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan in 1971. Barcia also was a community service coordinator for the Michigan Blood Center, between 1974 and 1975, and he was an administrative assistant to Michigan state representative Donald J. Albosta, from 1975 to 1976.
Barcia was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, from 1977 to 1983. He left the House after being elected to the Michigan Senate, where he served until he resigned in 1993 to enter the United States House of Representatives.
Barcia was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 5th congressional district to the 103rd Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1993 to January 3, 2003. He was a moderate Democrat who opposed abortion and gun control. He had a lifetime rating of 54 from the American Conservative Union—the highest of any Democrat from Michigan at the time.
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